To find the state average funding per student, go here: http://www.ride.ri.gov/Finance/funding/Uniform%20Chart%20of%20Accounts/2010/state.htm
and look in the pdf entitled: "FY10 Equalized Per Pupil District - Each District and Statewide" Note: Before leaving this page, you should take note and reconcile this page with Kozol's argument in the first chapter of Shame of the Nation.
Summary Paragraph(s) For each heading above, write a paragraph describing a key aspect of your district. Remember to begin with strong, insightful topic sentence, use quantitative evidence to support your thesis, and include comparisons when they are useful.
Motivation in Central Falls to academically succeed seems to decline as years go on. The attendance rates for Central Falls are on a negative curve. Schools in Central Falls had a ninety-four percent attendance rate in elementary and middle schools, which exceeds the state target. However, attendance decreased as the statistic reached high schools; as the attendance rate was only at eighty-eight percent. Only half of the high school students in Central Falls managed to graduate, which is twenty percent lower than the state's total. Thirty percent of students decide that school isn't even worth it, and they drop out. Double the amount of students drop out in Central Falls as compared to the state's total. 3.4 percent of students received their GED, which is right on par to the state's total. Violence in Central Falls also seems to be quite common and may be discouraging kids from returning to school; 783 of Rhode Island's total 24,491 high school incidents were from Central Falls.
The funding for Central Falls is pathetically low, which can contribute to the lack of motivation in the school district. As compared to East Greenwich, the property value per student for Central Falls is almost a tenth of the value of a East Greenwich student. The property value per student is around $200,000, while at East Greenwich it tops a million dollars. The median family income is also low compared to this rich area; Central Falls averages $27,000 while East Greenwich averages $90,000. As Kozol suggests, perhaps the more impoverished areas have a worse education than those that are privileged and rich.
State and District Data Collection
Safe & Supportive Schools • Funding & Resources
Use the InfoWorks Live website at http://infoworks.ride.ri.gov/ to collect the necessary data to describe your school district.
Safe and Supportive Schools
For definitions, go to http://infoworks.ride.ri.gov/safe-and-supportive/definitions-and-background
Attendance
Funding and Resources
For definitions, go to http://infoworks.ride.ri.gov/funding-and-resources/definitions-and-background
http://www.ride.ri.gov/Finance/funding/Uniform%20Chart%20of%20Accounts/2010/state.htm
and look in the pdf entitled: "FY10 Equalized Per Pupil District - Each District and Statewide" Note: Before leaving this page, you should take note and reconcile this page with Kozol's argument in the first chapter of Shame of the Nation.
Summary Paragraph(s)
For each heading above, write a paragraph describing a key aspect of your district. Remember to begin with strong, insightful topic sentence, use quantitative evidence to support your thesis, and include comparisons when they are useful.
Motivation in Central Falls to academically succeed seems to decline as years go on. The attendance rates for Central Falls are on a negative curve. Schools in Central Falls had a ninety-four percent attendance rate in elementary and middle schools, which exceeds the state target. However, attendance decreased as the statistic reached high schools; as the attendance rate was only at eighty-eight percent. Only half of the high school students in Central Falls managed to graduate, which is twenty percent lower than the state's total. Thirty percent of students decide that school isn't even worth it, and they drop out. Double the amount of students drop out in Central Falls as compared to the state's total. 3.4 percent of students received their GED, which is right on par to the state's total. Violence in Central Falls also seems to be quite common and may be discouraging kids from returning to school; 783 of Rhode Island's total 24,491 high school incidents were from Central Falls.
The funding for Central Falls is pathetically low, which can contribute to the lack of motivation in the school district. As compared to East Greenwich, the property value per student for Central Falls is almost a tenth of the value of a East Greenwich student. The property value per student is around $200,000, while at East Greenwich it tops a million dollars. The median family income is also low compared to this rich area; Central Falls averages $27,000 while East Greenwich averages $90,000. As Kozol suggests, perhaps the more impoverished areas have a worse education than those that are privileged and rich.